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IN : REPORT NO. 111 – PILING UP OF THE WASTE/GARBAGE BY THE SIDES OF RAILWAY TRACKS IN DELHI Report No. 111 has been submitted by EPCA, in which it has pointed out the following :-
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“In this situation, EPCA would submit for the consideration of the Hon’ble Supreme Court the following :-
Indian Railways is not in compliance with the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, which require the bulk waste generator to operationalise a plan for all waste generated. The Hon’ble Supreme Court, may direct Indian Railways to present a time-bound plan for the following :-
1. Inventory of all solid waste generated in the Northern Region, starting with Delhi and its vicinity. This inventory must include the waste generated in trains and in the stations.
2. Inventory of all lands belonging to it (along the tracks and other land pieces) where there are waste dumps/discard of plastic and other waste and its plans to handle this on a long-terms basis.
3. Plan for management of solid waste as a bulk generator, to ensure compliance with the MSW Rules, 2016. These plans must be comprehensive so that all solid waste generated is segregated at source; bio-degradable waste is composted and the rest is given to authorised waste recyclers/pickers. The plan must be time-bound and with clear monitoring provisions.” We have considered the affidavit filed by Sh. Ashwani Kumar Yadav, Additional Divisional Railway Manager at DRM Office, Delhi Division, Northern Railway, Ministry of Railways. It is stated in the affidavit that they are acting in coordination with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, pursuant to the directions issued by this Court on 28.02.2020. Meetings were convened on 05.03.2020 and 17.03.2020. A letter was also written on 28.07.2020 in this regard. The Railways, in consultation with the SDMC, devised an action plan to address the problem of dumping of plastic bags, piling of waste and garbage in the Railway premises and along with Railway lines which was sent to the SDMC vide letter dated 05.08.2020, filed as Annexure R2 to the Affidavit.